Hugh MacDonald (soccer)

Football player infobox| playername= Hugh MacDonald
fullname = Hugh MacDonald
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|4|28
cityofbirth = Belleville, New Jersey
countryofbirth = U.S.
height = height|ft=6|in=4
currentclub = Red Bull New York
clubnumber = 31
position = Defender
youthyears = 2003-2004
2005-2006
youthclubs = Virginia Commonwealth
Monmouth
years =
2007–
clubs = Richmond Kickers Future
Red Bull New York
caps(goals) =
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 27 March 2007
ntupdate = 27 March 2007

Hugh MacDonald (born April 28, 1985 in Belleville, New Jersey) is an American soccer defender who was last rostered with Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer.

MacDonald grew up in Kearny, New Jersey, and attended Kearny High School, which produced former United States internationals including John Harkes, Tony Meola and Tab Ramos. He led Kearny to the state championship game as a junior in 2001, and won the championship as a senior in 2002.

MacDonald spent two years at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he helped the team to the Colonial Athletic Association championship both years, 2003 and 2004. He transferred to Monmouth University, where he won the Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006, and led Monmouth to its first ever NCAA Men's Soccer Championship appearance.

At some point, MacDonald played for the Richmond Kickers Future of the Premier Development League. [ [http://www.richmondkickers.com/pdl/About/index_E.html About the Richmond Kickers Future] ] MacDonald was not drafted in the MLS SuperDraft or the Supplemental Draft in January 2007, and signed with Red Bull New York as a free agent in March 2007 after spending the preseason with the club. MacDonald is represented by ZMZ Agency, LLC.

References

*cite news
url=http://www.nj.com/redbulls/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1172468262176170.xml&coll=1
title=Red Bulls: MacDonald strives to fulfill a town's tradition
first=Frank
last=Giase
date=February 26, 2007
publisher=The Star-Ledger
accessdate=2007-03-27
*cite web
url=http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=67855&SPID=7668&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=732239
title=Hugh MacDonald Biography
date=December 22, 2006
publisher=Monmouth University
accessdate=2007-03-27
*cite press release
url=http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20070309&content_id=85327&vkey=pr_rbn&fext=.jsp&team=t107
title=Red Bulls sign Kearny native MacDonald
date=March 9, 2007
publisher=Red Bull New York
accessdate=2007-03-27

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External links

* [http://redbull.newyork.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t107&player=macdonald_h&playerId=mac139316&statType=current Red Bull New York player bio]